Single-Sex Schools Research Paper

BACKGROUND

The topic of single-sex schools has become a controversial issue in education. Coeducational programs are consistent with the spirit of democracy and equal opportunity supported by the United States; however, as recent studies have indicated, women may be short-changed in traditional classrooms and do better academically and emotionally in a single-sex environment. Other research done with African-American boys in urban elementary schools suggests that they, too, develop higher levels of self-esteem in a single-gender situation.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

370.1934

376.65

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Sex differences in education

Sex discrimination in education—United States

Sexism in education—United States

Women—Education—United States

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Congressional Quarterly, August 6, 1994.

CQ Researcher, June 3, 1994.

Stitt, Beverly A. Gender Equity in Education: An Annotated Bibliography, 1994.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe
Dialog

Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Single-sex schools

Women’s colleges

Coeducation

Colleges for women

Education and learning—studies and reports—gender bias

Gender bias

Sex discrimination in education

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AAUW (American Association of University Women) Educational Foundation, 111 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

Center for Women Policy Studies, 2000 P St., N.W., Ste. 508, Washington, DC 20036.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Do girls develop more self-esteem in a single-sex setting?

Investigate whether or not females are shortchanged in co-ed education.

Research the topic of single-sex schools and inner-city youth.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Integration, by females, of military schools; e.g., the Citadel, West Point

Women’s studies curricula

Sexism in textbooks

Teacher bias toward males in the classroom

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